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To ask what your gas and electric costs are each month?

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CaptainBenson · 13/10/2024 17:33

I'm just curious really!

Mine is £99 combined direct debit per month based on estimated use and I'm in credit which is handy for over the winter.

3 bed house, two adults, one child.

I'm just wondering if what I'm paying is about average.

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Timelash · 13/10/2024 19:11

Ours was recently increased from £94 direct debit per month combined, to £225 per month. A big leap but £94 was ridiculously low, and I should’ve probably said something when they set it at that amount.

We have a three bed house, GCH, and also charge our car from the mains. Don’t really hold back from putting on the heating and have a tumble dryer.

Sheepareawesome · 13/10/2024 19:11

£230 with 5 people 4 of whom are home all day. Heating not on much but loads of electric for computers etc all day. Still cheaper than commuting was though!

MojoMoon · 13/10/2024 19:10

Average actual usage over last year equals £76 a month, 2 bedroom 1980s house, all electric, no gas. Most expensive month actual usage was £130. I choose to pay as I go along - makes me feel more connected to what I consume.

I installed a heat pump two years ago and it has been great and allowed me to get rid of gas connection so less standing charge. House is always 20C.

Also have a couple of solar panels which cover a lot of my demand during summer (so long as I am sensible and put the washing machine/dishwasher etc on in middle of day rather than at night).

NoWordForFluffy · 13/10/2024 19:10

4 bed, 1 office, terraced townhouse.

I pay £133 a month and we're around £200 in credit.

September's actual usage attached. It'll go up this month a bit as the heating is coming on a little now.

To ask what your gas and electric costs are each month?
To ask what your gas and electric costs are each month?
To ask what your gas and electric costs are each month?
To ask what your gas and electric costs are each month?
Notaflippinclue · 13/10/2024 19:09

Thank God for the wood burner and free wood

mondaytosunday · 13/10/2024 19:09

Just about £97, and I am in credit. Until recently with teen DD. Three bed plus small office period terrace. I use the gas fire a lot, do not put my heating on til November (though today was tempted). I have that on all day but set at 18 and the thermostat is in the warmest room in the house.
Not sure the amount of people in the house has much effect. I use the hob/oven for the same amount of time whether cooking for one or four. I guess fewer showers and fewer washing machine loads (though I do have a dryer).

Sdpbody · 13/10/2024 19:09

£270 a month but I will NEVER go without heat or my tumble dryer.

librathroughandthrough · 13/10/2024 19:08

sparkellie · 13/10/2024 17:48

153 a month dd. No idea if I'm in credit or by how much as the smart meter doesn't work and despite being aware for the last year they haven't been out to fix it. I got sick of chasing it last year after my partner died. At some point I'll just phone via citizen's advice and make a complaint.

Could you log on to your online account and input a manual reading or does the smart meter no longer display anything?

Phonicshaskilledmeoff · 13/10/2024 19:07

Dolallytats · 13/10/2024 18:19

Blimey, I'm in a 2 bed flat and pay £175 and have no credit on the account. I'm also very stingy with the heating. Time to look at price comparisons, I think.

I’m wondering whether you are paying for everyone else’s!!!

Whammyammy · 13/10/2024 19:06

DD is £220pm combined. 3 bed cottage, also have open coal/log fire.

Notaflippinclue · 13/10/2024 19:05

£157 2 bed electric only - 2 of us

MargaretBetts · 13/10/2024 19:05

£200, two of us here permanently, third one here for two long weekends a month. 4 bed, 3 receptions, high ceilings. Thermostat set to 20-21 degrees when we are at home, 18 overnight and if we are out. Heat pump drier, electric ovens, induction hob, cook from scratch 90% of the time, five loads of washing a week on average.

No credit at all as we go into the winter which is a bit grim as I had £1,000 at this point last year.

ConstanceM · 13/10/2024 19:05

£210 a month for 4 bed detached, 2 parents 2 kids. Octopus Energy just make it up as they go along. Heating is not even on regularly. Temperature for heating is set to 19°. Mostly electric with ovens, ninja etc. Gas only for Boiler/Heating/Hot water

ByMerryKoala · 13/10/2024 19:04

Some of these figures are so low. Once you account for the standing charges you must be barely using any power at all

Sayithowiseeit · 13/10/2024 19:02

Should probably mention I don't have gas!

Sayithowiseeit · 13/10/2024 19:02

£49pm 3bed semi, 1 adult, a teen and child.

Decafflatteplease · 13/10/2024 19:01

6 of us in a 3/4 bed Victorian semi here so 12 foot high ceilings!

We pay £225 a month DD and our current costs are around £120 but we've put the heating on now so it will go up.

ByMerryKoala · 13/10/2024 18:58

4 bed detached with five people and an electric car, and I like to keep the house warm. We'd be paying about £260/month if we didn't have solar panels/ home battery and a time of use tariff. So we pay about £160. And we get about £200 from the feed in tariff. So I suppose that makes it about £145/ month.

Dolallytats · 13/10/2024 18:19

Blimey, I'm in a 2 bed flat and pay £175 and have no credit on the account. I'm also very stingy with the heating. Time to look at price comparisons, I think.

mumbruh · 13/10/2024 18:19

5 bed house here
Monthly we spend
£80 on elec and ranges in time of year from £20-£60 on gas

sickandtiredof · 13/10/2024 18:15

£400

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CaptainBenson · 13/10/2024 18:13

Interesting to read all the comments so far.

I know the direct debit based on estimated costs isn't an exact science. I do input a meter reading every month though to do my bit to keep their guesses are close as I can.

The house is a 1930s terraced (2 adults one kid). Big 3 bed. Drafty old wooden front door that I add a draft excluder and thermal curtain to every winter. Double glazed. Roof insulation. Up to date boiler.

We don't have the heating on all the time but don't sit shivering either.

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Nolongera · 13/10/2024 18:04

£95 a month, 2 people in a 2 bed semi, we are £300 in credit so not going to skimp over the winter.

It's 5C outside so we have it on now, been a cold month.

malmi · 13/10/2024 18:01

Direct debit figures are fairly meaningless really, especially if it's based on estimated usage. You say you're in credit but once you submit an actual reading that could be wiped out overnight. But £99/month does feel low. If you want to see whether your home is energy efficient you could compare the kWh consumption. But again this will be affected by so many factors.

dementedpixie · 13/10/2024 18:01

My direct debit is £195/month for both
You cant judge from a direct debit payment though as that may be too much or not enough for the usage.

Last month we used £195 electricity and £40 gas. Gas will increase as the weather gets colder. Electricity has been more recently since dh got an electric car

We have a credit balance so it's OK that usage has exceeded the direct debit this month